Log-carrying car.



W. A. HOLT.

LOG CARRYING CAR.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T.18, 1911.

1,020,824. i Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

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W. A. HOLT.

LOG CARRYING CAR. APPLIUATION FILED 00T.1e,1s11.

1,020,824, Patented 111111.19, 1912.

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INVENTOH @im v UNITED sTArEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ARTHUR BOLT, 0F OCONTO, WISCONSIN.

LOG-CARRYIING- CAR.

Specilcation of Letters Patent. I

Patented Mar. 19, 1912 Application led October 18, 1911. Serial N'o. 655,291.'

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that. I, WILLIAM ARTHUR HOLT, a citizen of the United States. and aresidentof Oconto, in the county of Oconto and State of Visconsin, have invented new `\stakes as now practiced.

' elevation o For the purpose mentioned use is made of a stake pocket pivoted on the ear body to allow of turning the pocket to swing the pocket and withit the'stake ina transverse `d i)1(1ection to'lay the stake fiat on the car A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a side elevation of a log-v carrying car provided with theimprovement; Fig. 2 is an elevation ofone end o'f the same and showing the stakes in placev to retain the logs; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the same showing the stakes at one side of the car disengaged from the pockets for unloading the car; Fig. 4 is an enlarged end view of the stake pocket in position on 'i the` car;' Fig. 5 is .a side elevationv of the same; Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the same on the line 6 '6'of Fig. 5'; Fig. 7 is a. sectional 7-7 of *i 5; Fig. 8 is a sectional side ig the same on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7i and' Fig. 9 is a erspective view of the retaining device for olding one end of a chain in position on the stake.

The body A of -the lo -carrying car is` mounted on the usual truc A and is provided with suitable cross beams A2 for su orting the logs B, as plainly indicated 1n igs. 1, 2 and 3, the logs being held in place by stakes C arrangedon one side of the 4 car body and stakes C located on the opposite side of the car body, the stakes C errgaging-at their lower ends pockets D, while the lower ends of the stakes C engage the lan view of the same on the line position.

pockets E. The pockets D are pivote'd on pivots F held onthe cross beams A2 to .permit of swinging the pockets D in av transverse direction to lay the stakes C fiat on' top of the car body A- adjacent to the lcorresponding bear'n A2. Thepockets E are similarly mounted on pivotsF to'permit of swinging the pocketsEt-ransversely with a view to lay the stakes C fiaton the car body A adj-acentptof'the1car beams A2, it being. understood Y thatin practice opposite stakes C and C'- are arranged on opposite sides of a crossbeamiA' The car beams A2 project attheir ends somewhat beyond thesidesof the-car body -A for receivin the corresponding pockets D and E, an the vsaid pockets-'D and E are open on top and bottom so that when the stakes C and C are inv position vin the pockets tlfey ex# tend belowgthe same A'and abutl with their 4 lower ends against the outer faces of the' sills A of the'carbody A,-as will be readily understood by reference toFi'gsxl,l 2, .3 and 4. Thestakes C` and C are provided with stopA ypms Czadapted to. rest on the' upper edge of the corresponding pocket;D or E y to limit the downward movement-ofz a stake The back or each vpocket-D a'ndjv is providedv with -an .eye-G engaged' byla hook G.

pivoted onffthe corresponding.. sidel of the cross beamj .A2, soA as toi hold the'fpocket D .romzturning while lsupportin a stake C or" C'linga vertical lpositiom. he side of terminating in a hookH engaging the inner edge of a plate H2 secured to the corresponding cross beam A, and the said hook H together with the hook G serves to relieve the pivot F or F of the corresponding pocket of undue strain at .the same time holding the pocket normally in a vertical Each of the pocketsA4 E isfpreferably square or rectangular in plan viewwlth the members integrally connected witheach other, but the pocket D is preferably U shape in plan view and is provided at'its front with a member D pivotally connected y -at D2 to the forward end of the plate 'H above referred to, and the free end of the front member D 'is provided with a hinged hasp I adapted to engage a keeper I formed inthe outer sidemember Ds of the pocket D. lnordertohold the hasp 1 in of a locking arm J pivoted on the member D3 and adapted to swing over the hasp I and under a retaining arm K secured to the member. D3, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 4, 5, 7 and 8. The locking arm J is pivotally connected with one end of a linkli extending transversely and terminating at its other end in a loop L adapted to lit onto a block N secured to the top of the ear body A to one lside ofthe cross beam A2. A- turn button N is mounted on the top of the block N to hold the loop L normally locked in position on the block N. lVhen it is desired to release a stake C, the turn button N is given a quarter turn'to unlock the loop L which is now lifted oft' the block N, and then'the operator pushes on the 'link L with a View to swing the locking arm J outward and d ownward to release the hasp l, which latter now can readily dis'engage the keeper I to permitV the member D-lto swing' into an open position, thus allowing the stake C to drop andreleasethe logsvB (seev Figs. 1 and-3 l Oppositely disposed stakesCand CA are connected with each other acrossthe top of the uppermost logs `B bya chain O, and a second chain P connects the said stakes C and C with the other a distance below .the upper chain- O, as plainly indicated in Figs.

1, 2 and 3. The upper chain O is prefer-v ably permanent-ly connected with a clevis O held on the upper end of the stake C. while `the, chain P is removably connected with the stake C by the use of a locking hook Q engaging one of the links ofthe chain P after the same has been passed through an opening in the stake, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 2

and 9. When it is desired to unload the logs B the hook Q is disengaged from the chain P, and then the front member- D ot the pocket D is unlocked to allow the said front member to swing into an open position, as previously explained, thus releasing the stakes C and permitting the logs to be discharged sidewise from the car body.

A, as indicated to the right in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 3. Hooks Q, similar to the ones mentioned, may be used for fastening the ends of the chains O and P on the stakes C' after t-he said chains are passed through the openings in the stakes C.

-When the car isgemptied and the stakes C and C are not inuse then the pockets l) and'll can be readily unlocked by diseugag ing the hooks l'roin the e \'es (l and disengaging the. loops T4 of the .links L from the blocks N. The stakes `C land C can now he swung iu a transverse. direction onto the top of the ear body A owing to the pivotal connection of the stake pockets D- and E with the car beams A by the use of the pivots F and F When t-he shoes and their stakes are in folded position the ear can be readily run through a log loader without first requiring removal of the stakes from the pockets as now practiced.

l'laving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A log-carrying car, comprising a car body, provided with sills and transverse beams 'for the logs to rest on and projecting beyond the sides of the car body, stake pockets pivoted on one side of the projecting end of the `said beams, and stakes held in the said pockets and extending below the same to rest against the outer face of the sill.

2. A log-carrying car, comprising a car body, provided with sills and transverse beams for the logs to rest on and projecting beyond the sides of the car body, stake pockets pivoted on one side of a projecting end of the said beams and provided with eyes, hooks pivoted on the beams and adapted to engage the said eyes, and stakes held in the said pockets and extending below the same to abutagainst the outer face of the sill. 4 3. Aplog-carrying car, comprising a. ear body,v` providedwith sills and transverse beams 4for the logs to rest on and projecting beyond the sides of the car body, stake pockets piyoted on one side of a projecting end of the said beams and provided with eyes and retaining hooks, hooks on the said beams engaging the said eyes, retaining plates on the beams and engaged by' the said retaining hooks, and stakes held in the said pockets and extending below the same to abut against the outer face of the sill.

4. A log-carrying car, comprising afcar body provided with sills and transverse beams for the-logs'to rest on and projecting beyond thesides of the car body, stake pockets pivoted on one side of a projecting end of the said beams, and stakes held in the said pockets and extending below the same to rest against the outer face of the sill, each stake having a stop adapted to rest on the top' of the pocket to limit the downward movementl ofthe stake. 5.' A log-carrying car comprising a ca bodypro'vided with a transverse beam, projeeting beyond the sides of the car body, a

stake, and akstlake pocket pivoted at one side Y of 'avprojecting end of the beam to swing transversely .y tolay the stake flat onto the ear body.

6.`A log-carrying car provided with a.

st a kc. pocket having its front member hinged to aside member to swing open for releasing the stake carried by the pocket, 'fthe other side member having a keeper and the vtree end of the said hinged `front member being provided with a hasp for engagement' with the said keeper, a retaining arm secured to the side member having the keeper,

n locking arm pivoted. to said side member and adapted to swing over the Said hasp und under the seid retaining arm to lock the said hasp in place in the keeper, and munuaHy-oon'trolled niezins for actuating the locking arm.

7, A 10g-carrying cnr provided with a stake pocket having' iis front member hinged to n side 'member to swinr open for releasing the s'mke carried by the poo1 e,tl1e other side member having n keeper and the free end of the Said hinged front member being provided with u hnsp for engagement with the said keeper, :i retaining arm Secured to the side member having the keeper,

n locking arm pivot-ed on the said side ineinber and adapted to swing over he hzisp and under the retaining :irni io lock the hasp in pince in the keeper, n link eonneeled at one end with the said locking 111'111, und terminating artritis other end in n loop, und retaining Ineens on ille our for engagement by the said ioop.

In testimony whereof i have eignei' my` naine to thin speoieniion in Hm presence of two subscribing wiinesses.

VILLAM ARTHUR BOLT. VJitnesses J. A. RAMSAY, G. H. ARMSTRONG. 

